Sharp has become the first company to launch a Blu-ray disc based on the BDXL specification announced in April by the Blu-ray Disc Association. The company's new triple-layer VR-100BR1 disc can house up to 100GB of data, which doubles the capacity of the existing 50GB dual-layer discs and is enough for around 12 hours of terrestrial digital TV broadcasts or 8.6 hours of BS digital broadcasting.
As we mentioned when BDXL was unveiled, the updated format requires a new Blu-ray reader/writer, which Sharp is offering with the BD-HDW70 (1TB of built-in storage) and BD-HDW700 (2TB HDD). Along with being 3D-ready, those devices should also be compatible with the quad-layer 128GB BDXL discs in development by Sharp and presumably others.
The 100GB VR-100BR1 discs should begin shipping in Japan on July 30 for 5,000 yen or approximately $58. Meanwhile, the company is charging around $2,300 and $3,500 for the above-mentioned players.
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Did Facebook founder give up his ownership stake?
A contract that Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg signed seven years ago may cost him his ownership stake in the company. The contract granted a New York businessman the aforementioned ownership stake back when Facebook was just starting out according to a Facebook Lawyer.
According to Bloomberg via LATimes.com, the Facebook Lawyer, Lisa Simpson said the following to a U.S. District Judge in Buffalo, N.Y. “Whether he signed this piece of paper, we're unsure at this moment.” Last month, a Wellsville, N.Y. resident (Paul Ceglia) also sued Facebook and its CEO in a court in his area.
The claim was that he hired Zuckerberg back in 2003 for two separate ventures. One of those ventures just happened to be “an already-in-progress project designed to offer the students of Harvard university access to a website [sic] similar to a live functioning yearbook with the working title of 'The Face Book.’”
A judge in Mr. Ceglia’s local area granted his request for a widespread restraining order that prevents Facebook from selling any of its assets. Facebook responded swiftly by requesting that the case be made federal. Friday, after Facebook’s request was granted, Federal Judge Richard Arcara put a hold on the restraining order.
As of Tuesday, both parties agreed to allow the restraining order to expire while further negotiations are discussed. Ceglia’s attorney, Terrence Connors, explained that Ceglia hired Mark Zuckerberg to work on a street-mapping database project. The contract that was signed upon Zuckerberg’s hire involved a side project that Zuckerberg claimed that he had in the works.
It was the side project that became what is now known as Facebook. According to Facebook’s legal filings, it has challenged the timing of the case and the facts that were stated by Ceglia. One of Facebook’s spokesmen claimed that the lawsuit is “completely frivolous”. If this case succeeds, it will likely have serious implications for Facebook.
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